Empire Eight Championships: Day Two

SYRACUSE, New York, February 27. THE Alfred University men's swimming and diving team remained in first place after Friday's second day of action at the Upper New York State Collegiate Swimming Association (UNYSCSA) championships, being held Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Nottingham High School in Syracuse.

AU seniors Brian Agro (Gray, ME/Cheverus) and Matt Baker (Weedsport, NY/Weedsport) each won state titles in NCAA "B" cut qualifying times. Agro won the 100-yard breaststroke in 56.86 seconds, and Baker won the 100-yard back in 50.79 seconds.

Baker has already earned an automatic qualifying time in the 100 back and will compete in that event at next month's NCAA Division III championships. Agro's win in the 100 breast was his second at the championships; he won the 200-yard individual medley on Thursday.

The UNYSCSA championships also serve as the Empire 8 Conference championships. Alfred is the two-time defending UNYSCSA and Empire 8 champs. After Friday's races, AU leads with 795 points, followed by RPI (686 points) and Ithaca (681).